Chalcedon

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • An ancient maritime town of Bithynia (region), in Asia (region) Minor in modern Turkey (country), almost directly opposite Byzantium.

Origin

  • From Latin Chalcēdōn, from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών.

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